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From: "Franor" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 23:05:56 -0400
References: <000001c5780e$f13e14a0$6401a8c0@MarfyG>


Dear Marfy,
Looking thru my old books. I have had those for 30+ yrs. and I still like
them better than the internet. I will send what I can find asap. A lot of
my notes are in books and not the machine. Good time to tie up some knots.
Where do you live?
Norma in Calabash NC
Born in Califon N.J.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marfy Goodspeed" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:16 PM
Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt


> Dear Norma,
> I was very interested In your message regarding the William Shepherd
> family. Could you please identify where this "Independence graveyard" is
> located? And I would be most interested to know who it was who took care
> of the Shepherds when they lived in Sand Brook. And the maiden name of
> William Shepherd's wife Elizabeth Ann, and any information on how Peggs
> married into the Shepherd family.
> I find that in 1844, William Shepherd bought the farm of Simon Mires
> dec'd from Samuel Buchanan (Deed 83-006]), which puts him in my
> neighborhood.
> Thanks for anything you can share.
> Marfy Goodspeed
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Franor [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:20 AM
> To:
> Subject: Fw: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt
>
>
> Dave,
> I look on line when I can but seems at my age sickness prevents my
> becoming involved. I have so much info and never the time to send it
> out.
> This fascinates me as years ago we went to the Independance graveyard
> on
> my husbands grandfathers farm. We took pictures of the two Shepherds
> stones. Last time we were there in the 80's they were leaning on a
> tree. I
> think that yard now is probably homesites. However by the road was an
> Iron
> Fence Graveyard with Rittenhouses, Brays, and Peggs in it. I forget the
>
> other family. My husband said we took pictures I will look asap. I know
> the
> Peggs are like family as she took care of William Shepherd and wife Eliz
>
> when they lived in Sand Brook (we were from a farm there). Born in
> Hund.
> county and lived there till the 80's. Now in NC.
> Norma
>
> "It's a small world" anecdote...
>
> Most of the Rittenhouse
> >>> ancestors I have found are buried in the Frenchtown Cemetery and
> Locust
> >>> Grove Cemetery.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Sherman" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 10:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt
>
>
> > Found it interesting that Daniel Bray was in charge of assembling
> boats
> for
> > Geo. Washington's crossing the Delaware in the Battle of Trenton
> >
> > Dave Sherman
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "mcalaman" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:31 PM
> > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt
> >
> >
> >> Hi,all Here is some material that I have on the Rittenhouses
> in
> New
> >> Jersey in connection with my Bray family.
> >> From Abstracts of Wills, New Jersey State Library : Will of Daniel
> Bray
> >> (died 1819, Kingwood, NJ) wife Mary (Wolverton). sons Jonathan,
> John of
> >> Philadelphia, Andrew, Wilson, Daniel; daughters Elizabeth
> Rittenhouse,
> >> Delilah Rittenhouse, Hannah Blackwell, Susan Bray; grandchildren
> Daniel
> >> and
> >> Edward Rittenhouse.
> >> From Rowland ( don't have book title). Sarah Rittenhouse married
> Andrew
> >> Bray
> >> (will of 1839) They had four sons (page 48) Sylvanus b. 1815,
> Daniel b.
> >> 1818, Elisha b. 1818, Anderson (or Andrew) b. 1828.Also, page 48,
> Rachel
> >> Rittenhouse married John Bray in 1799. Page 54, Edward Rittenhouse
> married
> >> Elizabeth Bray (b. Jan 24, 1775, d. Aug. 14, 1845), daughter of
> Captain
> >> Daniel and Mary Wolverton Bray. Jonathan Rittenhouse married
> Elizabeth's
> >> sister Delilah Bray (b. Feb. 1777, d. Dec. 3, 1857).
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Bellis Genealogy" <>
> >> To: <>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 1:17 PM
> >> Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt
> >>
> >>
> >>> Donna,
> >>>
> >>> "It's a small world" anecdote...
> >>>
> >>> Last night I attended a book-signing at Mt. Vernon, which was
> followed
> by
> >> a
> >>> reception. Got into a discussion with an attendee about
> Quakers...
> and
> >> New
> >>> Jersey managed to pop up. His said "My ancestors were from
> Hunterdon
> Co,
> >>> but were Mennonite ministers" so I asked "What was their name?"
> and to
> my
> >>> delight he replied "RITTENHOUSE". So of course I couldn't help
> but
> >> mention
> >>> that there was a marriage way back when between a RITTENHOUSE and
> BELLIS!
> >>>
> >>> (John BELLIS b. 1828 married both Amy and Rachel Ann RITTENHOUSE,
> >> daughters
> >>> of James and Abigail (Mattison) RITTENHOUSE who are related to
> your A.
> >>> Whitfield.)
> >>>
> >>> Roz BELLIS
> >>> Alexandria VA
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Donna Doklan [mailto:]
> >>> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 10:37 PM
> >>> To:
> >>> Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt
> >>>
> >>> Dave - Would you mind sharing your information on Rittenhouse. My
> >>> ggrandfather was A. Whitfield Rittenhouse. Most of the
> Rittenhouse
> >>> ancestors I have found are buried in the Frenchtown Cemetery and
> Locust
> >>> Grove Cemetery. Thank you very much :-)
> >>>
>
>
>
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